- Competitive base salary + salary packaging
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Ongoing training and support in a fun and friendly workplace
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A not-for-profit with 50+ years supporting people with disability
About us
Help is a Queensland-based social enterprise helping people with disability lead fulfilling and independent lives. Over the past 50+ years, we’ve created an integrated network of services to provide people with disability the essentials, routine, and stretch they seek in life. Whether it’s employment, learning, living arrangements, community involvement, or anything else in between – we work alongside people to help them achieve the things they set out to. We do this with the help of our social enterprise businesses, organisational partnerships, and DES and NDIS service streams. We like to think of it as an ecosystem of opportunity.
What’s in it for you?
At Help we believe that every person is the master of their journey. And that starts with our team. We strive to create an environment where employees openly embrace our mission and vision and can live our values every day. As a valued member of our team we’re committed to looking after you, by offering some great benefits including:
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Excellent salary sacrificing benefits! Package up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free, and additional $2,560 for meal and entertainment expenses
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A supportive work environment which values your personal and professional life, ensuring a perfect work-life balance
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Recognition of loyalty through our Service Award Program
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Free counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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The opportunity to make a difference in the lives of people with disability.
About the Opportunity
The Workplace Health & Safety Coordinator supports Help Enterprises to create and maintain safe, healthy and supportive work environments across a diverse range of operational settings, including manufacturing and metal fabrication, supply chain and warehousing operations, nursery and horticultural environments, hospitality services, community-based programs, and corporate office workplaces. The role works collaboratively with leaders, employees, participants, customers, students, contractors and visitors to ensure safe work practices are embedded across all areas of the organisation.
The WH&S Coordinator provides practical WHS guidance, supports risk management, promotes a proactive safety culture and assists with compliance to relevant WHS legislation, standards, policies and procedures.
Your key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- identifying hazards, assessing risks and supporting effective controls;
- supporting incident response, investigation, corrective actions and lessons learnt;
- coordinating WHS training, consultation and safety communication;
- maintaining WHS records, reporting and audit-ready evidence;
- contributing to physical, psychological and wellbeing initiatives across Help.
This is a Full-Time position based at Eagle Farm.
About You
You will have:
- Certificate IV in Workplace Health and Safety and/or demonstrated experience in a similar WHS role
- Current First Aid Certificate and CPR certification
- Experience supporting WHS systems, hazard reporting, inspections, risk assessments, incident management and corrective action tracking.
- Demonstrated ability to work with managers, workers and stakeholders to improve safe work practices and risk controls.
- Experience preparing reports, maintaining registers, developing procedures or guidance materials, and supporting audit-ready documentation.
- Project coordination and implementation experience, including following up actions and meeting agreed timeframes.
- Sound understanding of WHS legislation, risk management principles, consultation requirements and safe work systems.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain WHS requirements in practical, plain language.
How to apply for this role?
If you are determined to make a difference and want to join our team of HELP Hero’s, we encourage you to submit your application.
Applications will be assessed as they are received
Contact: To learn more about this opportunity please contact the Recruitment team on: [email protected]
As part of our recruitment and selection process, all successful candidates must have or be willing to undertake a range of checks including verification of working rights, Working with Children (Blue Card), NDIS Worker Screening (Yellow Card), current First Aid and CPR certificate, professional reference checks and a national police check.
If you would like to learn more about working for us or what we do, we encourage you to visit www.help.org.au or follow us on LinkedIn
We are committed to supporting National Reconciliation efforts through the implementation of our Reconciliation Action Plan, fostering respectful relationships and creating meaningful opportunities with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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